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Exhibit "C" Final Design Guidelines for PUD-01-1M (Corrected) per City Council March 4, 2003 Architectural Design Guidelines Introduction The subject property is located within the area of east Pleasanton covered by the Vineyard Ave- nue Corridor Specific Plan including adopted architectural and landscape design guidelines de- signed to give character and distinction to the residential districts located within the Specific Plan area, with the uniqueness of these individual developments coming in part from their build- ings being set in harmony with their surroundings. Although the properties covered by this ap- plication are not technically a part of the Specific Plan area, they are bordered by Specific Plan properties and would participate in the approved infrastructure financing plan for the Specific Plan area. Therefore, each aspect of the properties in this development - architecture, building siting, street landscaping, and connections to the surrounding area - should be supportive of the overall Vineyard Avenue Corridor Specific Plan area. The following guidelines are intended for the design of the homes and the landscape treatments for these homes covered by this develop- ment plan. It will be the task of the project architects and landscape architects to translate these guidelines into contemporary housing and landscape designs. Primary Goals The primary goals of these design guidelines are to: · Create a unique and special neighborhood using the surrounding Specific Plan area and the Arroyo del Valle as the focus for the neighborhood character. · Incorporate quality building materials and construction methodologies to provide a sense of permanency and "rootedness" to the structures. Overall Residential Design Guidelines The visual strength of the overall development will be derived partially from the consolidation of buildings into compact areas so that relative large areas of contiguous land between buildings on adjacent lots can be maximized. The visual experience within this development would pro- vide an equal emphasis on buildings, landscape, and connections views or openings - to the surrounding area including the Arroyo with minor emphasis on driveways and the individualism of single homes. Final Design Guidelines (Corrected) March 4, 2003 Page 1 of 13